Trump tries to rewrite what happened at Libertarian Convention after he was booed on stage

Donald Trump has been working overtime to spin a new story about what happened at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington DC, after being loudly booed and jeered by the audience.

The Republican presidential contender confidently told the crowd at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night that “the Libertarian Party should nominate Trump for president,” only for howls of derision to ring out.

“That’s nice,” Mr Trump retaliated sarcastically, with a rictus grin.

“Maybe you don’t want to win. Only do that if you want to win. If you want to lose, don’t do that. Keep getting three per cent every four years.”

Apparently seeing a need for damage-limitation operations, Mr Trump took to Truth Social to insist that his appearance was a resounding success.

In a reposting spree, he published a series of handpicked posts from his allies praising his speech – including the likes of alt-right activist Laura Loomer, MAGA War Room and “Johnny MAGA”.

In another post on his social media platform, he also tried to claim he could have won the party’s nomination for the White House if he had really wanted it.

Libertarian Party Chair Angela McArdle ruled on Sunday that Mr Trump had not even qualified for the party’s nomination because he failed to submit nominating papers.

In response, Mr Trump claimed in a Truth Social post: “The reason I didn’t file paperwork for the Libertarian Nomination, which I would have absolutely gotten if I wanted it (as everyone could tell by the enthusiasm of the Crowd last night!), was the fact that, as the Republican Nominee, I am not allowed to have the Nomination of another Party.

“Regardless, I believe I will get a Majority of the Libertarian Votes.”

Mr Trump continued the post by deriding his